New Factions?

[NegativeFeedback]

With Shield seemingly disbanding, there will be an open spot for a new faction on WWE programming early next year. What ideas do you guys have for a new faction?

• Nexus revival

According to WZ, WWE supposedly considered this last year. It would bring Wade back into the forefront, and it will either feature the old crew or a bunch of new NXT guys.

Potential members: Justin Gabriel, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Ezekiel Jackson and even Titus, Jinder and Drew by association.

• UK Stable

Lots of fans have been clamoring for a UK stable for a long time. It's been teased in WWE video games, but never on the show. William Regal could be a great mouthpiece, but then again, Wade has proven to be a great leader.

Potential members: Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, Adrian Neville, Mason Ryan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, William Regal

• An expansion of the Real Americans

This one is very likely. Zeb started with Swagger, and later added Cesaro. He could very well add one more. With Cesaro possibly turning face soon, he might just add a few people.

Potential members: Could be anyone really, from Sandow to Fandango, to Mark Henry to Evan Bourne, anyone WWE wants to repackage.

• Del Rio Stable

This is just an original idea, but I'd like for Del Rio to get some muscle and be booked as the Scarface of WWE. His solo act will get tiring. I'd love it if they brought in Armando Estrada as his advisor.

Potential members: Primo, Epico, Hunico, Camacho, Alexander Rusev

• Expansion of the Prime Time Players

I remember some old rumor that WWE was going to add JTG to the Prime Time Players. Nothing came of it though. Couldn't find a link either. Maybe I dreamt it.

• A Legacy revival with 2nd/3rd generation wrestlers.

Just throwing this one out there. WWE has tons of 2nd generation wrestlers. If they were ever going to take a crack at Legacy again, now would be the best time.

Potential members: All multigenerational performers: Randy Orton, Curtis Axel, Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, The Usos, Primo, Camacho, Bo Dallas, Tamina, Charlotte, Natalya, Raquel Díaz, Roman Reigns, Richie Steamboat, Hornswoggle, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Bray Wyatt

• The Ascension

Currently The Ascension is a tag team, but they have been constantly changing and there was a point when they were a larger stable with 3-4 guys and a gal. Konnor and Viktor could definitely add a new member to make them more intimidating.

Potential members: Anyone from NXT. Adrian Neville, Leo Kruger, Corey Graves, etc.

• Just a bunch of new guys

Both Shield and Nexus worked and there was nothing much to them except a bunch of new guys who wanted to make an impact. Granted, Shield had 3 of the most talented guys under WWE contract which is hard to repeat, but they could still try.

Potential members: Corey Graves, Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn?

So which faction would you like to see? Any new idea not mentioned above?
Would you prefer the Wyatt Family stay the only faction in WWE for a while?

Comment below and let me know!

 

[Odisho]

I would have a match between Heath Slater vs Justin Gabriel and right before the match starts slater and gabriel attack 3MB and hit their finishers on jinder and drew. And the Camera goes to Wade Barret on his stand. Saying something like iv got some BAD NEWS, Nexus is Back! and then wade hits his finishers on drew and mahal. They would have to really work their way up the ladder because of cluster wade,gabriel and slaters careers have been for a while.

As for factions I really dont think theres a need for more, because honestly. SHield breaking up would ruin all 3 careers of reigns rollins and ambrose. Being in the shield automaticy makes them special and makes them stand out from the rest of the roster. I believe the shield should never end; or at least not in the coming years. The group is special and will only continue to be even better with years of experiance and screen time.

 

[Trail_Blazin]

Good topic. The UK Stable would be extremely intriguing. William Regal, Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, and maybe even heel Sheamus. It would instantly make me care a heck of a lot more about all three of these guys.

The Nexus would be alright, but... eh.

The other idea I really liked was the Del Rio as a scarface type character. THAT would be interesting.

 

[L@RISANO]

Out of all the groups possible as listed by Feedback, I think a Del Rio Stable would be an interesting addition. Sort of like JBL and his Cabinet some years ago.
Del Rio as a Solo character is stale and needs a revamp. Him being portrayed as a very rich guy and putting together a strong stable, maybe containing a couple latinos/mexicans maybe and probably another couple wrestlers who have lost their way...

A possible stable could be:
Alberto Del Rio;
Hunico and Camacho(provided they find another Sin Cara), Bad News Barrett, and the new Monster Heel version of Brodus Clay.

However, the likelihood of a new stable is very small,lMO. The presence of the Wyatts and the fact that the Authority is present as well, might make it difficult for such a group to become relevant enough as it should be if ever formed.

 

[GeTiTT]

Alberto del rio desperately needs this to keep himself relevant. With only one world title now. He will be lost in the mix if he doesn't have something fresh and big. Ithink him carrying a stable will be great for him.

Alberto del rio
Hunico and camacho
Raquel Diaz or rosa mendes

 

[MINISTRYrising]

While I would prefer to see the WWE focus on the remaining factions and finally giving the Waytt family the push that they originally gave the Shield. There are a couple of factions that I thought might do well.

NWO

JOHN CENA - LEADER
ERIC BISCHOFF
BIG SHOW
DEAN AMBROSE
PRIME TIME PLAYERZ

There has been a lot of talk lately about Hogan returning at Wrestlemania for one last match and if this was to happen he would more then likely face John Cena. So if this was to happen I could not think of a more fitting way for Cena to turn Heel then for Hogan to appear on Raw the Night after wrestlemania to thank Cena and The WWE universe, only for Eric Bischoff to come down to the ring with Big Show, Ambrose and the Prime Time Players and Inform Hogan that he is reforming The NWO but there is still one man that he needs to recruit for all this to happen. Hogan will tell Bischoff that those days are behind him and he wants nothing to do with it. As the Members of the NWO Surround Hogan, Cena Will hit the Ring with a chair in hand and Just when it looks as if the NWO are going to retreat, Cena will drop Hogan to the Mat and Bischoff will inform the Hulkster that he was not refering to him earlier, But instead he was refering to John Cena. Now why this would not be as shocking as when Hogan originally turned Heel, It would still come as a surprise to Many of the WWE fans and would also give the WWE universe what they have wanting for a long time know and that would be a John Cena Heel turn. Also with Cena in the group it would instantly make the group a threat and believable going forwards. Adding Bischoff to the group makes sence as your going to need a mouth piece of the group to do a lot of the talking and seeing as Bischoff is no longer working for TNA, I don't see WWE having much problem getting Eric to return. Also He and Big Show were a part of the NWO in WCW which would also give the group a conection to the origial group. your then going to need a young Tag Team and Mid Carder to round of the group and I can't think off anyone better suited for the Job then The Prime Time Playerz and Dean Ambrose.

THE HAYMAN FAMILY

PAUL HAYMAN - LEADER
BROCK LESNER
DANIEL BRYAN
BIG SHOW
THE RHODES DYNASTY

With the authority in total control at the Moment, WWE could do with a faction to rival the group and I can't think of a better guy to lead the charge then Paul Hayman. Hayman has had a lot of problems with the McMahan family in the past and would love nothing more then chance to stick it to Stephine and HHH. Big Show and Lesner both make sence as they both have history with HHH and were both Paul Haymen Guys and with Lesner only making the occasional appearence your going to need another mani eventer as a part of the group and seeing as Daniel Bryan fits the Paul Hayman guy mould it makes sence that it would be him. Haymen Will also need a Tag Team and with everything HHH has put the tag champs threw lately it wouldbe easy to see why they would want to be part of the group.

 

[jimmyrave]

A heel stable with John Cena would be cool.

It could be like NWO 2.0.

 

[rge2010]

I would love to see a Nexus return in 2014. None of the crew are really doing anything good right now and Nexus was one of the strongest factions of recent times. It all went to shit when Barrett left and as the OP said he is a great leader.

Nexus - Barrett, Ryback, Otunga, Gabriel, Slater.

I wouldn't be against The Shield sticking together minus Roman Reigns who looks like he can break away on his own. They can add to their ranks.

The Shield - Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Mason Ryan

Finally I have also wanted a Paul Heyman faction. He needs to be on TV every week, members can draw heat just by association. Heyman is great on the stick but just to look at his repulsive greasy hair and fat face makes him unlikeable.

Heyman Family - Roman Reigns, Big E Langston, The Usos.........Brock Lesnar (associate member)

I think Heyman could solidify all these gentlemen at different levels. Main, Mid/Main, dominant Tag.

 

[Lee]

Good topic. The UK Stable would be extremely intriguing. William Regal, Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, and maybe even heel Sheamus. It would instantly make me care a heck of a lot more about all three of these guys.g.

Yeah and we'll have a Mexican stable and put American born and bred John Cena in it. He can be his cousin Juan Cena.

Or a Canadian stable with American born and bred Randy Orton. He could change his name to Randy Ottawan.

How fucking hard is it to realise that Sheamus is not British? Every time one of these threads pops up someone says "British stable with Sheamus in it"? Why? He's born in the Republic of Ireland which is not part of the UK.

 

[WarroBODFan]

Yeah and we'll have a Mexican stable and put American born and bred John Cena in it. He can be his cousin Juan Cena.

Or a Canadian stable with American born and bred Randy Orton. He could change his name to Randy Ottawan.

How fucking hard is it to realise that Sheamus is not British? Every time one of these threads pops up someone says "British stable with Sheamus in it"? Why? He's born in the Republic of Ireland which is not part of the UK.

We're talking technicalities though. Since when have the WWE gone into so much detail regarding geographical locations influencing the whole dynamic of a group? Not geographically influenced, I know, but we have Jinder Mahal in a rock band faction. Says it all really.

I'm British, and I could see it working. Hell, if you want to get deep with it, him not being truly British can give him an 'out' if he needs a face turn or just a split in the group.

 

[rge2010]

Yeah and we'll have a Mexican stable and put American born and bred John Cena in it. He can be his cousin Juan Cena.

Or a Canadian stable with American born and bred Randy Orton. He could change his name to Randy Ottawan.

How fucking hard is it to realise that Sheamus is not British? Every time one of these threads pops up someone says "British stable with Sheamus in it"? Why? He's born in the Republic of Ireland which is not part of the UK.

Ignorrant and uneducated Americans...Next year Drew McIntyre wont even be allowed in either

Any road, they could be called the British & Irish Lions after the Rugby team.

 

[Wildcat66]

I have a good faction for a 2nd Nation of Domination.

THE ALL HOLY LEADER
Booker T

And The Other Members
Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Xavier Woods, Jinder Mahal (ok, so he's technically Indian. So what?), Shelton Benjamin and Mark Henry.

Now THAT would be golden right?

 

[NegativeFeedback]

Yeah and we'll have a Mexican stable and put American born and bred John Cena in it. He can be his cousin Juan Cena.

Or a Canadian stable with American born and bred Randy Orton. He could change his name to Randy Ottawan.

How fucking hard is it to realise that Sheamus is not British? Every time one of these threads pops up someone says "British stable with Sheamus in it"? Why? He's born in the Republic of Ireland which is not part of the UK.

I excluded Sheamus from the original post because like you said, he isn't British, but the WWE videogame had a UNITED KINGDOM stable with Sheamus as the main guy. You can't blame people for following WWE's bandwagon.

And even then, I think Sheamus in a UK stable could work. It would be the ultimate insult to his country for him to join in with the UK. He would be booed even in his hometown. He'd bring in lots of head and lots of YOU SOLD OUT chants.

 

[jsnsince89]

Would be great to see a British faction in the WWE #BigPopforUKTours!

Adding another stable idea into the mix, how about a new Nation of Domination group. Mark Henry, Big E Lagston, Ezekiel Jackson, Titus O'Neill.

 

[jsnsince89]

I have a good faction for a 2nd Nation of Domination.

THE ALL HOLY LEADER
Booker T

And The Other Members
Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Xavier Woods, Jinder Mahal (ok, so he's technically Indian. So what?), Shelton Benjamin and Mark Henry.

Now THAT would be golden right?

Missed your post on this...Maybe Booker could be the leader with Henry as his main enforcer.

Jinder Mahal...nooooo way! Get him in an anti-American stable with a returning Muhammad Hassan & Daivari with The original and repackaged 'Punjabi Nightmare' Great Khali.

 

[Wildcat66]

Missed your post on this...Maybe Booker could be the leader with Henry as his main enforcer.

Jinder Mahal...nooooo way! Get him in an anti-American stable with a returning Muhammad Hassan & Daivari with The original and repackaged 'Punjabi Nightmare' Great Khali.

I dunno, I mean, Hassan was a great heel and all, but.........I don't think he'd be allowed in the PG era WWE is in today.

 

[lil steroid meat]

I have a good faction for a 2nd Nation of Domination.

THE ALL HOLY LEADER
Booker T

And The Other Members
Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Xavier Woods, Jinder Mahal (ok, so he's technically Indian. So what?), Shelton Benjamin and Mark Henry.

Now THAT would be golden right?

Don't know about Booker T's involvement . . . but I definitely would find a new version of NOD interesting.

It could work with R-Truth and Xavier Woods kayfabe shooting on WWE and how they have him come out there with the stereotypical racist shuck/jive/rap/dance gimmick, have him say he's tired of it. They could also add in Kofi Kingston, maybe have him come down and appear to be saving someone from a beatdown but then he turns heel and sides with Truth and Woods. and this could finally be the thing that puts Kingston in that upper tier, as I think that ship has sailed for Truth and Xavier Woods isn't really anything special from what I've seen. Have Kofi come out and do his thing on the mic. Have him be a heel that calls the crowd racist and go on about how there's never been a black WWE champion (spare me your Dwayne Johnson technicalities). Have him go against the Authority and have the crowd choose who they want to side with.

If Kofi isn't the guy, you could also replace him with Big E, (although the gimmick might not work with him because they seem to be trying to make him a face, and it works with Kofi because he isn't doing anything else important right now).

This has the potential to be gold but I don't know how obsessed the WWE still is with keeping things tame on TV. They disrespect Mexicans every week with the Real Americans gimmick, so this isn't any more controversial.